Re: More Fibre Modem Routers

I honestly don't think thats quite true, most of the "decent" routers in my opinion don't have an integrated modem (a lot of Asus, Linksys, Netgear etc) and do require a modem. Exception to the rule are Draytek (I do like their stuff).

Re: More Fibre Modem Routers

I have tried FOUR combination VDSL modem routers and all rubbish compared to the OR modem combination. What is most worrying, is that only one was Openreach approved, so where does that leave the user with some ISPs refusing to pull out an engineer if not running approved gear?

Re: More Fibre Modem Routers

Then various TP-Link devices, the ASUS DSL-AC68U and others, don't think there is a Linksys unit on market yet.

I'm willing to bet 90% or more stay with what their ISP suppliers.

One reason the absolute best routers are stand alone Ethernet WAN devices, is because it can be better to have separate units for the absolute best performance sometimes as you can pick and mix what works best for you.

What is interesting is that just as with previous versions of broadband the global market is not much healthier than the UK for choice, which is surprising and not what you'd expect if many other countries had much faster connections.

Re: More Fibre Modem Routers

Combined modem routers aren't all bad. My own experience is that the Draytek 2760 and 2860 perform at least as well as the Openreach modem (HG612). The Cisco 887VA manages a higher line sync. The Draytek 2850 performs somewhat worse since G.INP was rolled out as it doesn't have compatible firmware.

Sarah

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Re: More Fibre Modem Routers

Combined modem routers aren't all bad. My own experience is that the Draytek 2760 and 2860 perform at least as well as the Openreach modem (HG612). The Cisco 887VA manages a higher line sync. The Draytek 2850 performs somewhat worse since G.INP was rolled out as it doesn't have compatible firmware.